Learn how to protect yourself from sudden adult death syndrome. — There is a story in the news today stating that Fox News Senior Vice President of News & Politics, Alan Komissaroff, died of a heart attack while exercising at home. He was described as young and healthy. If you google “death of young, healthy adults,” you will find stories like…

Blaming an abuser is not the best route to healing — This is a follow-up article to one I wrote entitled “Enough of This Forgiveness Nonsense.” In it, I stated that rather than focusing on forgiveness, it is better not to blame someone in the first place. You can find the article here: Enough of This Forgiveness Nonsense Stop working on forgiveness, do this insteadannietrevaskis.medium.com I wrote that there can be no forgiveness…

And I’ve got bad news if you think it will be graceful — I was only four when I asked my grandmother why the skin on her hands was all wrinkled and not smooth like mine. She said it was because she was old and that it would happen to me one day. Do you have an image in your mind of a…

A short exercise to release tension — It only takes 30 seconds to do this short stretch to ease tension in your neck and shoulders. The great thing about it is that you will SEE the difference immediately. Step 1 Stand up and raise your right arm, palm facing downwards, in front of you, and parallel to the ground…

What to do when someone sick is unable to eat — I nearly died in 1987 when I had three children under four. It started with a cough which I ignored because I didn’t have time to be poorly. One night I thought I was having a heart attack and couldn’t breathe. The GP came immediately: I had pneumonia. She told…

Simple advice from an ex-spurt in Chinese Medicine — Qi (pronounced chee) is not a word that can be easily translated: entire books have been written on the subject. I prefer to keep things simple, so I ask you to think of it as your vital energy; think of it as that insubstantial thing keeping you alive. pockett dessert…

When I was working as an acupuncturist, the most important thing I did was not, I think, putting needles into people. It was to listen: with my head and my heart. I did not find it easy. …